Following the release of the Republican tax plan, much is being made of the extent to which the proposal violates the long-held GOP and Tea Party (is there a difference?) concern about the growing federal deficit. Much like the failed attempts at ACA repeal and replace, this legislation is not based on long-held Republican … Read more
So you want to give middle income American’s a tax break which also simplifies the voluminous tax laws and regulations. Or at least make the tax system less tilted in favor of the richest Americans. Yet, there are elements of the current code which incent people to do things in the country’s best interest. … Read more
In the continuing search for a happy medium between the demands of other projects–business, writing a novel and cleaning up after hurricanes–I have decided to move to a weekly post of random thoughts. Today, I begin with two topics which were overshadowed by concern for the residents of SE Texas, the lower Atlantic coast … Read more
Greetings from Winnipeg, Canada. No, we’re not seeking asylum. Just trying to get away from the heat and bugs that come with summer in Florida. Before crossing the U.S./Canada border we spent four days in the Dakotas. While there, we did not see one Trump sign or one Trump bumper sticker. Strange, because we … Read more
It’s hard to look beyond Donald Trump’s continuous and escalating sociopathic behavior since Thursday’s cruel and unwarranted Tweet storm. But this morning my thoughts turned to Agent Orange’s upcoming trip to Hamburg, Germany and the G-20 Summit. This group, which first met following the 2008 global financial meltdown, continues to focus on putting safeguards in place … Read more